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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 21 February 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
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Kickboxingchamp dies inMuizenbergTERESA FISCHER
LESS than a month after a womanhad her throat cut at The BeachLodge in Muizenberg, former worldsuper heavyweight champion kick-boxer Michael Barnardo was founddead at The Empire building – astone’s throw away.
Barnardo (42) had lacerations to histhroat. His father discovered the bodyon Tuesday 14 February, Valentine’sDay.
Barnardo took part in K-1 WorldGrand Prix in Japan, and holds notablewins over Mirko Filipovic, Andy Hug,Francisco Filho, Branco Cikatic, andthree straight wins over K-1 legend Pe-ter Aerts. He later qualified as a clini-cal psychologist and had a practice in
Lakeside, where he offered trauma andaddiction counselling.
Barnardo’s second cousin, DavidCarew, was watching video footage ofBarnardo’s fights when People’s Postvisited him. Carew says Barnardo waslike a brother to him.
He says Barnardo started kickboxingin the navy, and went on to become aworld champion.
Barnardo won the majority of hisfights, very often with knock-outs. “Hewas super fit,” says Carew.
He adds Barnardo used to pray be-fore every fight and pointed out a whitecross displayed on his shorts.
“Overseas, in Japan, he was like agod. People absolutely worshippedhim,” says Carew, who says the two-metre-tall man was not aggressive.
“He had a heart of gold; he was verywell liked and popular. He never usedto boast; he was just like a normal guy.”
Barnardo was also a martial artsfighter and boxer. Carew says last yearBarnardo organised a cage fight at theMuizenberg Pavillion.
Many tributes and videos have beenadded to Barnardo’s Facebook page.One describes Barnardo as a “gentle gi-ant with a heart of gold’, another de-scribes him as “a great fighter and aninspiration”.
“You were a legend, inside and out-side the ring,” is another comment.
Born in Fish Hoek, Barnardo attend-ed school in Plumstead.
Captain Stephen Knapp, MuizenbergPolice Station spokesperson, con-firmed an inquest docket had beenopened. No foul play was suspected.
The case is being investigated by De-tective Warrant Officer Ivan Rogers.
The Gateway Canal at the V&AWaterfront was transformed intoan extreme sporting paradise onSaturday 18 February as extreme BMX, FMX, skate andwakeboarding enthusiasts performed deathdefying stunts anddaredevil twists in front of thousands of spectators. Yann Howritz performed his impressivestunt as fans roared.
Photo: Yunus Mohamed
LEGEND: Michael Barnardo (42) wasfound dead at his home in Muizenberg.
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Tuesday 21 FebruaryMuizenberg: The African Institute for Math-ematical Sciences presents a talk on robotsfor the realworld at 18:45 for 19:00 at 6MelroseRoad. Free for school groups and students,adults pay R20. Phone Linda on (021) 787 9263.
Wednesday 22 FebruaryFish Hoek: The Annual General Meeting ofthe Fish Hoek Art Society will take place at19:00 in the Recreation Hall at False Bay Hos-pital, 17th Avenue. All members are request-ed to attend. Members are requested to bringone art work for comment and discussion af-
ter the business side of the meeting has beenconcluded. Tea will be served. Phone Iain La-mond (021) 782 5353.
Wednesday 22 FebruaryCapricorn: The Sector Manager of Sector 1,Constable Thandisizwe Kili invites all resi-dents of Vrygrond, Overcome Heights, Costada Gama, Capricorn Beach and PelicanHeights to the CPF Sector 1 Imbizo, whichwill be held at 11:00 at the Capricorn PrimarySchool Hall, Vrygrond Avenue. This is toelect a new sub-forum committee and to dis-cuss all issues related to crime preventionand the formulation of strategies to combatany problems that may arise. Phone Consta-ble Kili on 082 522 1217.
Wednesday 22 FebruarySimon’s Town: The Simon’s Town Civic As-sociation will be holding its AGM at 19:30 inthe Town Hall. The guest speaker/s, GreggOelofse and Dr Eleanor Yeld of the Depart-
ment of Environmental Resource Manage-ment, City of Cape Town, will share concernsand plans around “Securing the Future ofFalse Bay”. Email Lesley: [email protected]
Wednesday 22 FebruaryOcean View: CPF Annual General Meetingat 19:00 in the Civic Centre. Phone Pastor SamApril 083 693 1012
Saturday 25 FebruaryFish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Methodist Churchpotjie competition from 13:00 onwards. Thiswill be held on the False Bay College grounds(the old Fish Hoek Primary School), with ajumping castle and fun games organised forthe kids from 16:00.
There will be delicious potjies and pud-dings on offer. Judging will take place at18:00. Bring your picnic baskets. Tickets willbe on sale at the venue. Phone Nikki on 083354 8548.
Sunday 26 FebruaryFish Hoek: The Full Gospel Church eveningservice at 18:00 features guest speaker, Dr.Stuart Briscoe. The Church is situated at 30Main Road. Phone (021) 782 2986.
Monday 27 FebruaryMuizenberg: The Community Police ForumAGM takes place at 19:00 at the Civic Cen-tre.Lieutenant-Colonel Mouton, Acting Sta-tion Commander, invites all to take up thegauntlet and ACT (Against Crime Together).Phone Captain Stephen Knapp on 071 604 8348or (021) 787 9000.
Monday 27 FebruarySimon’sTown:Mondaysarepensioners’ golfmornings at the country club. Visitors aremore than welcome, join them at 08:00. Phoneeither Denise or Alec for bookings on (021) 7861233.
Monday 27 FebruaryNoordhoek: The Annual General Meeting ofthe Noordhoek Environmental Action Group(NEAG) will take place at 19:00 for 19:30 at theRed Herring Restaurant, Beach Road. CallSherry on (021) 789 1195.
Tuesday 28 FebruaryKalk Bay: Historical Association public talkand historic movie: “Cape Scenes in the late1930s” at the Bible Institute, 180 Main Roadat 20:00. Phone Barrie 084 945 6629 or (021) 7881855.
Wednesday 29 FebruarySimon’s Town: An illustrated lecture(Dumps Willis Memorial Lecture) outliningthe contribution by early Dutch and Hugue-not settlers to the development of Simon’sBay, and the few remains of that time, willbe presented by Professor Boet Dommisse atthe Museum in Court Road at 17:30 for 18:00.Entrance R20. Phone Yvonne on (021) 7864404.
For the recordACCORDING to the Provincial TransportMinistry Head, Hector Eliott, the land onwhich the controversial Chapman’s Peak tollplaza is being built, was not transferred toSanParks by the Labia family (“Chappies sitesabotaged”, People’s Post, 14 February 2012).It was given to SanParks by the Western CapeGovernment in 2003 and transferred in 2006.
Tom Coetzee, station commander of the Na-tional Sea Rescue Institute in Kommetjiepoints out that the body of Elderico Brown,which washed up on Noordhoek beach lastSaturday, was not removed by quad bikes asreported (“Body washes up on beach”, Peo-ple’s Post, 14 February 2012). The NSRI re-ceived reports that a rubber duck had washedup on the beach. They used quad bikes tosearch the area, which is when the body wasdiscovered. The forensic pathology van re-moved the body.
Watch foundMEN’S Seiko watch, inscribed, found on themountain in Fish Hoek. Phone Thelma on(021) 782 1579 to claim.
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The man who took credit forinventing the hole in dough-nuts, Hansen Gregory, waseventually burnt at the
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RISING AWARENESS: To mark InternationalChildren’s Cancer Day on Wednesday 15 February, several organisations gathered in Sea Point,along with patients from Red Cross and Tygerberg Children’s Hospitals, to release balloons toraise awareness of the illness. Acwenga Douw,3, watches as Dr Mariana Kruger from the Tygerberg Children Hospital cuts ribbons holding aballoon. Photo: Danielle Karalli
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The nursery is located in the Noord-hoek Garden Emporium Centre,which is surrounded by a glade of treeshousing resident owls and their new-born babies.
The nursery has a large variety ofplants, including a wide selection of in-digenous and coastal species. Thereare many outdoor pots to suit all re-quirements. The staff are very eager toassist with what to plant where andwhen.
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Remarkable craftsTHE Kirstenbosch Craft Market takesplace on Sunday 26 February from 9:00to 15:00, at thehistoricalThreeStoneCot-tage grounds, corner Kirstenbosch andRhodes Drives, Newlands, Cape Town.There is free parking, free entry andcredit and debit card facilities.
With over 180 crafters, divine food anda relaxing laid-back vibe. Proceeds fromstall rentals go to improvements to Kirst-enbosch Garden and related outreachprojects.
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PAINFUL FALL: Herman Stadler took this photo of a woman, who he saysslipped and fell on a rock at Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek beach, at about13:00 on Tuesday 14 February. She broke her left leg above the ankle.Cape Medical Response attended the scene. Photo: Herman Stadler
Dagga seized inMuizenbergCANNABIS with a street val-ue of R11 000 was seized fol-lowing a tip-off about thepossible movement of drugsin Seawinds.
Under the commander ofCaptain Montague MacKin-non, Muizenberg Police offic-ers obtained a search warrant,and searched a house in Stani-las Street. Constable Shaun Es-sex discovered of a largeamount of dagga in the bed-room of a separate entrance.
A 19-year-old man was arrest-ed, charged with possession ofdagga, and appeared in the Mu-izenberg Magistrate’s court onThursday 16 February.
Police followed up anothertip and searched a residence inChurch Circle, where 67 daggasticks were found stored in an
outside toilet.A 47-year-old man was arrest-
ed and charged. He appeared incourt the same day.
Anybody with informationabout drug dealing is asked tocontact the police station on(021) 787 9000.
. Also on Thursday morn-ing, Ocean View policesearched an alleged drug housein the Masiphumelele wet-lands.Theyconfiscated 157dag-ga sticks and two packets ofdagga, with an estimated streetvalue of R2 000. The suspects,aged between 36 and 38, werearrested.
Police ask people to reportcrime in Ocean View to Consta-ble Denver Johnson on 079 8939823, and in Masiphumelele, toConstable Clive Meyer on 0825222 618.
Justice servedA MASIPHUMELELE resident whostabbed a man to death in March 2010has been jailed for 15 years.The sen-tence was handed down in the Wyn-berg Regional Court on Monday 30January on Simfumene Mzanywa,(35).OceanViewdetective ConstableLuvuyo Pupuma worked around theclock to provide the court withenough evidence, and he made surethat the witnesses were in court togive testimony.
. On Monday 6 February the Si-mon’s Town Court sentenced WagiedWilliams of Ocean View to threeyears imprisonment after he wasconvicted for crimes ranging fromhousebreaking and theft to theft outof motor vehicles. He was foundguilty in all these cases.
. On Thursday 26 February, theSimon’s Town Court sentencedShaun Robyn to six years’ imprison-ment for housebreaking and theft. InJanuary 2004, he broke into a housein Kommetjie.
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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday29 February 2012 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block,Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.
Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber,and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wishto attend the meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis, tel 021 400 3342between 09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later thana day before the meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials andcontact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested to beseated by 09:30.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
Leave the rat race behindTERESA FISCHER
“THERE are a lot of elderly gentle-men walking around Fish Hoek,”says René Lion-Cachet, there tofeed the birds.
“My wife is getting more boringby the day – since I bought her aniPad, I can’t get a word out of her– so I ignored her and went to sitnext to this grey-haired gentlemenon a bench. I expected him to talkabout his investments, but it turnedout he is currently completely with-out abode...”
People’s Post caught up with thiswanderer, Piet Smuts, who was stillsitting on the same bench at thebeach later.
“I love the place, I love when thetrains come by,” he says, havingtaken a bit of convincing to sharehis story.
He has been travelling for fivemonths, leaving behind his restau-rant in Gansbaai to go wherever hefeels inclined – either on foot or us-ing public transport.
“It’s about thinking differentlyfrom normal people. If I get sick, Igo to the clinic, wait nine and a halfhours to see a doctor and by then Iam fine again.”
Smuts (60) used to be a computerprogrammer and also owned a bak-ery. He is now retired, but says thisis the way he has always liked tospend his holidays. “I never plan atrip, this is more interesting,” heexplains.
He spends nights in backpackersor he finds a cosy hideaway behinda tree.
Nobody bothers him.“I am happy on my own. I get to
know people, it’s not like I am allalone on earth.”
He lives off a small pension for 25days of the month. “The other fivedays I go hungry.”
Sometimes people invite him fordinner.
Even if he won the lottery, he sayshe would keep two months worthand give the rest to shelters and cri-sis centres. “What must I do with it?Stay in a fancy place, for what?”
“Everybody is so commercial;chasing around. They miss thebeauty of life,” he says.
“To live is to look at what God cre-ated. To watch the weather and howit changes.
“When it rains everybody rushes
inside their houses... why not playoutside in the rain?” he asks.
Smuts carries no cellphone.“If I need to phone my grown-up
children, I put 50c in the tickie boxand they phone me back.”
Time for him passes slowly. Hestill has 24 hours but can savourthem.“Stand still for a while and seewhat’s going on,” he advises work-ing people.
“At lunchtime, go outside, don’tsit in the cafeteria;makeuseof yourtime. Relax, enjoy life.”
“Work in your costume, swim inyour clothes,” he quips.
He adds, “It takes a mind-switch.”
MINDFUL: Piet Smuts travels with only two bags, as he journeys whicheverway the wind blows. He is pictured here in Fish Hoek. Photo: Teresa Fischer
New protest tacticsat Chapman’s PeakTERESA FISCHER
HUNGER striker BronwenLankers-Byrne has changedtactics.
Early on Monday morning shehandcuffed herself to the founda-tions of the Chapman’s Peak con-struction site, which she saysprevented the pouring of con-crete planned for Monday.
Lanker-Byrne broke her two-week hunger strike on Sundaynight with a glass of fruit juice,and yesterday ate some pawpaw. She has been joined by Fio-na Hinds, who has been at thesite since last week. Hinds (49)and Charlie Gorton (31) lastweek handcuffed themselves tothe building, bringing a halt toconstruction.
Len Swimmer, chairperson ofthe Hout Bay Residents’ Associa-tion, says 800 to 1 000 people at-tended a sunset picnic on Sun-day to support the protest. Hesays police questioned the wom-en yesterday, but they left with-out attempting an arrest.
“This is the only course of ac-tion that government will under-stand,” he adds. Swimmer saysSanParks referred their legal let-ters to Province, who he says re-ferred the matter to Murray andRoberts. [Legal letters were sentto the aforementioned partieslast week.] “They are all passingthe buck,” adds Swimmer.
When People’s Post phoned En-tilini, the company that operatesthe toll road, on a previous occa-sion, a spokesperson could notbe reached for comment. Sub-contractors referred questionsto Province.
Terry Wyner, of the CivilRights Action Group (Crag), de-scribes the tolling systemplanned for Chapman’s Peak as“archaic”. He explains that aprepaid system would be a cost-effective and practical solution,and would render the plannedplaza obsolete. He questionswhy, when residents of Hang-berg in Hout Bay asked for San-Parks land it was refused. Resi-dents of Inzama Yethu were alsorefused land when they wantedto create a small vegetable gar-den. Wyner maintains that theissues should be thrashed outaround the table.
. Late on Monday afternoon,Lankers-Byrne said Hinds wasabout to be arrested for allegedmalicious damage to property.This relates to alleged damage tosignage on the toll road.
Environmental campaignerLewis Pugh described this as“ironic coming from a companythat was damaging a World Her-itage Site”.
Page 8 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 21 February 2012
The City invites public comment on its proposed three-year parking management tender forthe greater Cape Town area, from 1 to 31 March 2012.
Details of the tender are available in the City’s specially commissioned report, whichprescribes elements such as the method of payment, provision of handheld meters andparking management information and the basis of payment by the service provider to theCity. The report also proposes the introduction of additional management areas and theprovision for ‘after hours’ parking in selected areas.
Copies of the report are available at all subcouncil offices and City libraries for viewingpurposes only. The relevant street maps are attached. The report can also be accessed via thefollowing link on the City of Cape Town website: www.capetown.gov.za/parkingtender2012
All interested and affected parties are invited to submit their written comments viathe following channels:
FAX: 0865 449 715E-MAIL: [email protected]: www.capetown.gov.za/parkingtender2012BY HAND: Local subcouncil offices and public libraries
A questionnaire (in tick-box format) is also available at City cash offices.
The closing date for comments is 31 March 2012.
Further information: Tel 021 812 4426 / 021 812 4432
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER19/2012
HAVEYOUR SAY!PARKING MANAGEMENT TENDER
Buck stops hereIN a bid to fight fraud and corruption, theSouth African Social Security Agency (Sassa)will re-register all social grant beneficiaries.
There are over 15.3 million beneficiaries ofsocial grants, of which 10.3 million are chil-dren.
Social Development Minister BathabileDlamini has given an assurance that none ofthe 15.3 million social grants will be cut dur-ing re-registration.
In fact, the introduction of an automated bi-ometric-based payment system will enableSassa to directly pay the right social grant tothe right person.
The first phase is from 1 March to the endof May. During this phase, beneficiariesshould continue collecting their grants wherethey always do. During this period, new bene-ficiarieswill be enrolledon thenewbiometricsystem at Sassa offices.
The second phase, from June 1 to December31, will see existing beneficiaries being en-rolled on the new system at Sassa pay points,local offices and designated sites.
Sassa will re-register beneficiaries over 75years of age and bedridden beneficiaries attheir homes and institutions.
With thousands of convictions for grantfraud, itmakes sense thatSassa constantly re-views and eliminates potential weaknesses inits system. An initial investment into a moresophisticated system equates to short termsacrifice for long term gain.
Along with rolling out new payment mod-els, educating those on the receiving end offraudulently acquired grants, is compulsory.
Social grants are for those who desperatelyneed financial assistance, but sadly, there areshameless individuals who exploit the sys-tem, without a thought for the countless wom-en whose childrens’ fathers have vanished.
Without social grants, most of these moth-ers would have no means of providing fortheir offspring, which makes the actions ofthose cashing in on grants not due to them,more deplorable; and places the onus on eve-ry law-abiding citizen to intensify the fightagainst fraud.
Carnival time againTHE the Community Chest carnival is ahighlight of the year, where families cansafely enjoy cuisine and culture fromaround the world, all for a good cause.
The carnival raises much-needed fundsfor more than 400 welfare and social devel-opment organisations across the province.
There will be 90 stalls, along with fea-tures to keep the little ones amused suchas clowns, balloon sculpting, face paintingand a jumping castle at Parmalat KiddiesVillage. Teens can enjoy candy floss,games, exhilarating rides, the wheel of for-tune at Lions Spin City and the popular Fla-
va under-18 party.The rest of the family may enjoy sourc-
ing delectable treats from all the partici-pating countries including Holland, Chi-na, India, Italy and Portugal.
This yearno fewer thannine countries’traditional fare with be represented.
Carnival raises funds for some 400 so-cial welfare organisations that the Com-munity Chest supports.
These provide services ranging fromhealthcare and rehabilitation to childsupport and care of the elderly. Contact(021) 761 3014.
Wonderof theworldCONGRATULA-TIONS to JohnRayner on his su-perb full moon photo(“Full Moon Rising”,People’s Post, 14 Feb-ruary 2012). I admirehis desire to capturean airliner flyingacross the full moon.However, the silentmoon, the silent tree,and the silent ibisflying overhead inhis photo speak vol-umes of the wonderof the world we livein, and it is worthy ofcontemplation.HARRY WIGGETTFish Hoek
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. Are there regulations to forceslumlords to paint and keep theirproperties in a reasonable condi-tion? Muizenberg is really a veryseedy and dirty suburb. What do Ipay rates and taxes for?
. About the rock fall in BoyesDrive, will it now be made into a tollroad? Nic Pretorius
. In response to the bottle storesinOceanView that are openonSun-days. These people are licensed tobe open from 12:00 till 17:00 and oth-ers aren’t. That’s why you’ll findsome open and the others closed!
. We at Mez Wallach RetirementComplex are very disappointed toread about the ticket seller who wasapparently rude. He is such a de-cent and respectable person, and al-ways helps us when the train comesat 09:00. Mrs Winnie Johnson, Lake-side
. Can we not have an apologyfrom the whoever he is to KurtleyMeyer? Laurence
. Well SSB, if you have to knowwhat “typical” with regard to theDa Gama Park Flats means, itssomewhat simple. When we lived inBlue Fin Courts in the 1980s (thegood old days), the place was neatand tidy at all times, “typical” of awell-run military installation. The
whole place looks like a slum at themoment due to the “calibre” of peo-ple living there. You see, in the so-called dreadful past, the calibre ofpeople living there had pride in theNavy as well as themselves. Mostpeople used their own initiative togo beyond what was expected ofthem and kept their gardens ship-shape and not “slum shape”. Theymost certainly did not go aroundshooting baboons. With all that saidand done I salute those in the “newNavy” who do actually care. Pat H
. I found a silver necklace atWindmill Beach and handed it in atSimon’s Town police station.
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. Prices have not dropped muchafter the silly season, and the budg-et is not far off. We would be rippedoff again.
. Government must bring pricecontrol on all basic commodities.
. I agree with Anon: all the pricesof the goods ends with 99 cents. Whydon’t they just make it R39 insteadof R39,99?
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Simon’s Town haslots to offer visitorsWHAT a pleasure it isto see Simon’s Town be-ing brightened up withthe previously tattyNaval buildings beinggiven a long overduerefurbishment.
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Instead of driving offto Long Beach, BlueRoute and Cavendish,why not have a look atwhat we have here?
Great coffee shops,craft shops full of ideasfor presents and not on-ly for tourists. Interest-ing delis selling allsorts of goods for yourspecial dinners.
Support your Si-mon’s Town shopkeep-ers, otherwise we willend up with more emp-ty shops, like we al-ready have at our wa-terfront, or worse.WANDA POOLESimon’s Town
Focus on Muizenberg homelessTHE proposed Muizenberg homeless initi-ative was the hot topic at a communitymeeting held recently at the False Bay Col-lege.The meeting was convened by theMuizenberg Improvement District (MID),Muizenberg Community Safety Initiative(MCSI) and Safer Together, with an excel-lent turnout of interested individuals andorganisations. In recent months therehave been various discussions both in theMuizenberg community and with the Cityof Cape Town – to seriously look for aworkable solution regarding the homelesspeople in Muizenberg village.
Truida Prekel, who has been spearhead-ing the initiative on behalf of the Muizen-berg Community says, “We are pleasedwith the outcome of the community’smeeting with representatives of the Cityof Cape Town in seeking solutions regard-
ing homeless people in Muizenberg. TheCity has identified Muizenberg as a priori-ty for establishing an assessment centreto help with establishing the needs, andhelp develop individualised plans to assistpeople. What is remarkable is the way thecommunity is backing this initiative,mainly started by the MCSI, MID and Saf-er Together, and supported by businessowners and private individuals alike.”The meeting was unanimous in agreeingto work with the City’s Social Develop-ment Department to establish this facilitywithin the next two months. CorneliaFinch, District Head of Social Develop-ment, with service provider MelanieBrand, were appointed in December lastyear to assist the City with issues of home-lessness.
After community meetings in July and
October, a letter was sent to the Mayor andseveral top people in the City of CapeTown at the end of October, urging theCity to work with the community to helpestablish a facility for the homeless. Theletter was backed by letters from most lo-cal organisations and several businessesand individuals, and included a requestthat the Zandvlei Community Centre bemade available – as it seemed the ideal lo-cation.“The community is very disap-pointed that this building has been allo-cated to the Traffic Department, and thatthis can evidently not be reversed. Howev-er, we will work with the City and togethertry to find a workable solution.” saidPrekel.LIZ LINSELLAfricaWise Communications on behalf ofthe MID
Tuesday 21 February 2012 LETTERS People’s Post False Bay Page 11
YOUR article on the appalling state of FishHoek beach was welcome as I have been talk-ing about these issues for years. (“Cinderellabeach not on the ball”, People’s Post, 7 Febru-ary 2012) All to seemingly deaf officials!
If one has a cut or any type of wound oneshould definitely not go into the sea, as therisk of infection seems to be very high.PAM HERRSun Valley
Fish Hoek’s age-old beach blues
Muizenberg Police on the ballI WOULD like to comment on the amazingwork the Muizenberg police did when ourhouse got broken into.
I think we should let the public know thatwe can still count on the police when we arein trouble.
In the early hours of the morning on 19January, our alarm went off and we rusheddownstairs to see what had happened.
We realised that we had been robbed whenwe saw the burglar bars removed and theopen window and missing laptops.
We immediately called the Muizenberg po-lice station where Miss Mostert answeredthe call. Our call was processed immediatelyand when we called again with more infor-
mation, Miss Mostert passed the informa-tion on to the already dispatched vehiclesand told us that the police were on their way.
They arrived within minutes. We thoughtthey were there to take statements, but theyhad already caught the thieves and recov-ered everything they had stolen.
I would like to thank Warrant Officer Arrl-son and Constables Frederiks, Davids, Lotri-et and Essex for a job well done, as well asMiss Mostert who answered our calls. It wasa huge relief to get our belongings back.
It is also good to know that we can counton the Muizenberg police.MELINDA SCHOEMANMuizenberg
Heroic painter a shining exampleDear Mr Meyer (Kurtley),
Congratulations on doing the right thing tosave Veronica (“Painter saves woman” (78),People’s Post, 14 February 2012). You are an ex-ample of what is good in this world. This issuch a good news story.
For those that might stereotype and judgeyou, ignore them. You are an example to allof us. We hope many of us can learn from this.
God bless you and your family.BRADLEYWelcome Glen
Cardboard provides flimsy coverAT 03:26 on Tuesday 14 February, the burglaralarm of a factory in Honeywell Road, Steen-berg, was activated.
The clientwasadvisedand twoofficers fromWain Carew Security Services met the clientat the factory. On opening, two intruders werecaught hiding under cardboard on a mezza-
nine floor and were arrested. A further two in-truders were found outside hiding underbushes together with stolen property to thevalue of close on R40 000. All four men werehanded to the Kirstenhof Police.BRIAN JAMESLakeside Neighbourhood Watch
WETLANDWARRIORS:CouncillorDave D’Alton,Lewis Walter,Sheila Robinson, EvanneRothwell, KimKruyshaar,Heron Burger,Terry Rothwelland Janet Holwill.Photos: TeresaFischer
JOGGERS’PARADISE:Runners usethe wetlandto train. Pictured in theforeground isLewis Walter.
TERESA FISCHER
IT HAS been called Fish Hoek’s bestkept secret... hidden at the outskirts ofthe town is a wetland haven, teemingwith birds and other wildlife such asmongoose.
Even otters are thought to be breedingin the dam of the Silvermine WetlandConservation Area. Porcupines and CapeGrysbok have been spotted at night.
A 1.8 kilometre circular path winds be-tween the reeds, used by dog walkers andjoggers. The dogs help to keep the areasafe, and visitors feel reasonably safewalking in the wetland.
Most recently, nine new illustrated col-our boards have been added along thepathway and two new signboards havebeen added near the Main Road.
These were made possible by a R25 000donation from the Rowland and Leta HillTrust.
The group will keep these boards updat-ed with information about flowers andanimals relative to the season.
Terry Rothwell explains that about a100 years ago the area was just sanddunes, with the river following a mean-
dering path. Dykes were built in 1902 and1925 to channel the river. Originally someplates from the Kakapo Wreck, that oc-curred on Noordhoek beach in 1902, wereused to channel the river and remnantsof this can still be seen.
When the railway was built it becamenecessary to make sure that the riverstayed on one course.
The Silvermine River Group wasformed in the 1980s to try and persuadethe City not to build a canal to control theriver, but rather tomake it amorenaturalfeature.
In 2000 a Friends’ group called the Riv-erine Rovers, under the auspices of theFriends of Silver Mine Nature Area (FOS-NA), took over from the Silvermine Rivergroup.
They are a small group of neighbouringresidents and they nurture the area,clearing invasive plants, maintainingpaths and even picking up dog poo.
“Despite much asking we only haveseven reasonably regularvolunteerswitha couple of visitors who help us with thiswork,” says Rothwell.
CouncillorDavidd’Altonpraised the ef-forts of the residents, calling it a “marvel-lous community initiative”.
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No bins at traders’ marketI AM surprised at Ms Purchase’s response toMs Hammond’s letter as it is obvious that theyare both discussing the same issue. (“ImproveLocal Traders’ Market”, People’s Post, 14 Feb-ruary 2010)
How are traders expected to maintain the ar-ea when they have no bins for rubbish? Oneportable toilet to share and a container forwood that looks like the contractor could notget it off the truck fast enough as it is poorlylocated. What happens to the small fee thatthese traders are expected to pay and what isit used for? There is no evidence of any man-agement of this area. The wall behind the trad-ers was damaged by high winds a few yearsago and no repairs have been made. The trad-ing area is basically sand and a need for a prop-er solid flooring – even sub-base would be bet-ter than the sand – is required to make trading
attractive. The green area is full of devilthorns that needs pulling and a proper plant-ing scheme required.
Why, as an additional tourist attraction, canthe area directly opposite, along with an areaalong Kommetjie Road, not also be developedas a trading area which would allow more peo-ple who have the initiative and skill to pro-duce tradable local craft to provide income fortheir family? This has to be better than peopleparking their cars for sale on these areas.
As for providing services, how come the ca-nals at the back of Silverglades are once moreovergrown with reeds and rubbish with acouncil yard not 200m away. They werecleaned once when the DA took over the coun-cil and have not been done since.TONY DONMALLSilverglades
The City acknowledges that taller buildings are a part of Cape Town’s future growth, andthat they therefore require thought and careful consideration on how they are designedand made to fit into the context of Cape Town. The Tall Building Policy aims to promoteresponsible and sustainable growth, make positive contributions to place-making, andenhance the overall cityscape by encouraging the development of well-integrated tallbuildings in appropriate locations.
The City of Cape Town invites your comment on the Draft Tall Building Policy. This willbe available from 1 to 31 March 2012 on the City’s website at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay as well as at all subcouncil offices, libraries and district offices.
Written comments can be made (for attention Liezel Kruger-Fountain) in any of thefollowing ways:• by post to PO Box 4511, Cape Town 8000• by fax to 021 421 6209• by email to [email protected]
The closing date for public comment is Saturday 31 March 2012.
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THE first official South African SUPStand up Paddle and Paddleboard team isin Peru to compete in the ISA champion-ships which started with a Parade of Na-tions through the streets of Lima and theSands of the World ceremony on Sunday.
The inaugural world championships inthese disciplines runs until Saturday 25 Feb-ruary and the Far South is well representedwith Justin Bing (Noordhoek) in the SUPsurfing contingent while the Bertish broth-ers, Chris and Greg, from Hout Bay areamongst the SUP racing squad, Anna Nottenfrom St James is the female prone paddlerand Gary van Rooyen (Kommetjie) is thecoach. See www.supsa.org.za for more de-tails on the South African team and followtheir fortunes live during the event atwww.isawsuppc.com.
The secondof three trials to select theWest-ern Province team for the SA GrommetsGames in Port Elizabeth over the Easterweekend was run at Muizenberg recentlyand there was a massive turnout by theyoungsters, the oldest of whom are 16.
Birk Jorgensen in the under 16 Boys andSebastian Bidoli the u/14 Boys are the onlytwo surfers to have won both trials to dateand lead the rankings in their respective di-visions. Kelly Williams heads the u/16 Girlsstandings with a first and second placing, asdoes Cealliegh Redelinghuis the u/12 girlsand Sebastien Fletcher in the u/10 Boys.
Luke van Wyk and Alex Townsend are tiedat the top of the u/8 rankings, the youngestage category, as are Ethan Row and Redd-Val-
entino Debray in the u/14 Boys while CaitlinBrouckaert is the current leader in the u/14Girls
The third trial for the Groms is this week-end and the WP trials for the u/20’s, Openand Masters teams to represent the provinceatnational championships later this year getunderway on the weekend 3 and 4 March.Membership and entry forms along with allthe Groms results can be found at http://www.wpsurfing.co.za.
The WP Longboard Surfing Association isholding its second set of trials on Sunday forthe team to compete in the SA Champs atVictoria Bay from April 29 – 5 May. FarSouth surfers fared well in the first trial atMisty Cliffs and Witsands last month withMichael Grendon (Scarborough) winningboth the Open and Masters divisions, AlanRobb (Kom) the Grandmasters, Deon Bing(Noordhoek) the Senior Men and Gary vanRooyen (Kom) the Super Vets. More info atwww.wplba.co.za.Wave-ridershave enjoyedexcellent weather and surf this year withone hardcore Far South surfing family re-portedly waking at 3am on the recent fullmoon to don their wetsuits and get somewaves all by themselves at a normallycrowded Kommetjie surfspot.
Full moon surfing was a regular pastimeback in the days before Great White sharksbecame a protected species and then movedinshore after becoming habituated to chum,bait and human contact without any adverseconsequences. Decades passed betweenshark sightings back then, but with scoresnow spotted in the shallows every summerit takes dedicated and brave souls to ventureinto the ocean at night these days!
View from the beach
WAVE RIDER: Standup paddler Justin Bing catches a wave. The Noordhoek resident is currentlyin Peru with the rest of the South African SUP and Paddleboard team competing in the ISA WorldChampionships. Photo: Mark Chipps
New starting point for raceTHE organisers of the tenth annual Light-house race have advised participants thatthe start and finish points have beenmoved from the lighthouse to the lawnsnear Rocklands Beach, opposite the SABCstudios in Beach Road.
The fast and flat route follows a 10kmloop along the Sea Point promenade andis perfect for those wanting to post a per-sonal best, or for those just looking for afun evening jog or walk next to the ocean.
The race will take place on Wednesday7 March and starts at 18:15. Participantscan enter on the day from 16:45 onwards.
Entry costs R30 for licensed runners andR45 for unlicensed runners, while juniorswill pay R15 if they have a licence and R25if not. This year’s medal depicts the light-house on Dassen Island and will be handedout to the first 2 000 participants. There arealso some great lucky draw prizes includ-ing a 32-inch flat screen TV. Supporters,spectators and families are encouraged tobring a picnic, watch the sunset and enjoythe race.
Contact Tony Breslin on 082 888 2307 orvisit www.atlanticathletic.co.za for moreinformation.
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